Necktie holding attachment for garment hangers



Aug, 26, 1952 w. J. E. MILLS NECKTIE HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR GARMENT HANGERS Filed Dec. 9, 1948 TOR.

Patented Aug. 26,]952 ,zi

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V Application December 9, 1943, Serial No. 64,283 l alas; (or. 211-113 1 This invention relates to attachment forgarment hangers Speaking more specifically the present invention relates "to an elongated member made of form; retaining sheet material so shaped as to provide along its length a series of necktie holding a bar type garment hanger.

Among the objects of the invention are: to

clips, said elongated member being seatable upon provide a simplifiedv means for supporting a plurality 'of neckties-upon. Tacoat hanger '1 of the bar. ty'rpewithout interfering with the coat-sup :po'rting function. of ,such a hanger; to provide achannel shapednecktie hanger bar which is "removably .seatable upon a conventional coat hangerbarfwith thecross-section of the latter bar included within the channel of the former; to provide, in a channel shaped necktie hanger bar, a series of improved necktie holding clips or fingers which are die formed from the web portion of said channel shaped bar; and to provide a necktie supporting attachment for mounting on coat hangers that can be anchored to the hook of the coat hanger and then disposed upon said bar at either side of its hook.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention will hereinafter appear.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a coat hanger showing the same equipped with a pair of the necktie holding attachments provided by this invention. The outer end portion of one of said attachments is broken away in order to disclose more clearly the contour of the coat hanger. A necktie is shown suspended from one of the tie-holding clips. 7

Fig. 2 is a plan view on an enlarged scale, of the left end portion of the right hand tie-holding attachment shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the neck tie holders, the scale being intermediate that of Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is an inner end elevation of one of the tie holding attachments.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the necktie holding attachment provided by the invention is most completely and clearly shown in Fig. 3, where it is seen that said attachment comprises a slightly arcuate, channel shaped bar 5. This bar is made of form retaining sheet material, for example, sheet metal, a sheet material being chosen which can readily be die-pressed into the desired shape and which will thereafter have a-necktie holding the necessary rigidity and strength. Said channel shaped bar has twin side fianges 5 connected by an interrupted web consisting of longitudinally spaced apart segments I. Each of saidfsegments carries a finger 3, said finger overlying openings 9 between the series of web segments. 1 a V In Fig. 1' two of the necktie holding bars 5 are shown mounted upon a conventional arcuate coat hanger bar .ll suspended at its mid-length by a wire hook I2 having a straight attaching shank l3. As best shown in Fig. 2 at one end of the interrupted web of the channel shaped bar 5, said web has a slightly projecting intact .portionlfi provided with an aperture 16 through which may be fed the hook] I2 together wi'th'its shank [3, this beingdohe in applying the tiia holder to the coat hanger so that each applied tie holder will be held against an endwise sliding off from the coat hanger.

Describing in further detail the aforesaid tie holding fingers 8, said fingers are shown as integral extensions of edge portions of the web segments 1. Each of said fingers is considerably narrower than the space between the parallel flanges B of the tie holding strap, and each finger overlies, is substantially parallel to and is slightly spaced outwardly from the outer edges of said flanges, said fingers thus being positioned to have the mid-length portions of neckties wedged transversely under them in the manner of the necktie 18 shown in Fig. 1.

The free end portion of each of said fingers is slightly spaced away from the next adjacent web segment 1 and is shown provided with a small knob [9 which facilitates applying the neckties to the device and safeguards their being injured, as they might be if the fingers 8 had sharp points. The material of which the tie hanging strips are made should be somewhat resilient, thus imparting a desirable resiliency to said fingers. It will be observed that the two tie mounting strips shown are twins, a single pattern sufiicing, thus lowering cost of manufacture. Each of said fingers may serve to keep in place a mounted tie and the mounted ties in no way interfere with the usual use of the hanger to The finger carrying strips 5 are shown slightly arcuate to adapt them for use upon the arcuate type of main hanger bar, but it is obvious that said strips 5 could be made straight to apply to straight hanger bars, without departing from the scope of the claimed invention. In either case it is preferable that the fingers 8 of each mounted strip 5 point toward the mid-length of the main hangerfthat is to say, toward that end "of each strip 5 which is furnished with the apertured ear or flange l5.

Although the device has been described as a necktie holding attachment, yet it maybe ad;- vantageously used to hold in place, by means of their shoulder straps, various women's underarments.

I claim:

1. In a necktie holding attachment'for garment hangers, a slightly arcuate bar of form retaining sheet material which is channel shaped cross section, the web portion of said 'b'ar "carrying finger'sadapted'to hold neckties in place when the latter are looped over said bar, the

cross sectional dimensions of said bar being of "a; size which adapts the bar for having fitted ftaining sheet material which is channel shaped "In 'c'rbss Section,'the web portion of said par Z cross sectional dimensions of said bar being of a size which adapts the bar for having fitted within its channel either end portion of a conventional coat hanger of the hook-supported type, said web having a series of cut-outs along its length and said fingers being shaped from the remaining intact portions of said web.

3. A slightly arcuate necktie holding strip of iorm retaining sheet material carrying a longitudinally extending row 01 fingers adapted to hold neckties in place, said fingers being formed on one face of said strip, there being flanges exteriding'ffomtheopposite face of said strip to er'i'gage pposite sides of a hanger bar thus to Number Name Date 775,988 Rinker m -.-=fll.- N0'v.' 29,1904 --1,11 l,855 Oppenheimct &1. Sept. '29, 1914 1,891,463 Yook antenna-d DGOVZO, 1932 1,906,058 :Apr. 25, 1933 "2,095,900 ct. 12, 1937 2,150,484 -Mar. 1'4, 1939 2,295,444 a Sept. "8, 1 942 

